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(More customer reviews)I ordered this book with great expectations and was profoundly disappointed in the results. Ms. Balakrishnan obviously has the credentials as a licensed speech pathologist and clinician to know very well the subject she talks about. But, after a promising introduction in which she gives several anecdotal synopses of stutterers she has treated using Yoga combined with other therapies, the book becomes simply a very rudimentary primer on Yoga (and a not very good one, at that). A few basic asanas and breathing exercises having nothing directly related to the complex phenomenon that is stuttering, do not make for anything worthwhile therapeutically to any moderate or severe stutterer. Ms. Balakrishnan includes in the subtitle to her book "Unifying the voice, breath.....to Achieve Fluent Speech"! Really? FLUENT SPEECH? She offers nothing to back up such an extravagant claim. Clearly, YOGA is good for everyone and can contribute to anyone's overall well-being, both physically and spiritually. But the author is peddling her book as something more: as a potential "cure" for stuttering and I for one, am not buying this inflated claim. As someone who has tried ALL the remedies out there, I know full well the daunting challenge anyone has when attempting to find an effective treatment for stuttering: the "cure" word should never be mentioned, as there appears to be none. Certainly the book is worth perusing for a few moments in a bookstore, but I doubt any stutterer would gain any real benefit from the meager exercises and suggestions contained within. The author's heart is in the right place. What is needed is something more than this scant volume provides to the millions of people suffering from the baffling disorder that is chronic adult stuttering.
Nice try-but no cigar: far from it.
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Stuttering, caused by a disorder in the brain's right hemisphere, can limit one's life in a variety of ways, from job choices and advancement to social and romantic opportunities. Typical remedies emphasizing antidepressants and electronic devices have had mixed results at best. Yoga for Stuttering takes a fresh approach based on ancient methods. Author J.M. Balakrishnan combines an understanding of the neurological aspects of stuttering with yoga methods long used in India for remediation to form a new, natural method for improving vocal fluency. The book presents three related branches of yoga and their accompanying practices, nada yoga (chanting and vocalization), hatha yoga (yoga poses), and raja yoga (guided meditations), providing the reader with sets of voice, breathing, and physical exercises to help relax the body and mind, relieve chronic tension, and achieve fluent speech. The book features photos and illustrations to make the method easy to follow, and no prior knowledge of yoga is required. Yoga for Stuttering was created to meet the needs of those who have not obtained relief through traditional methods and is aimed at both speech pathologists and individuals looking for a holistic, drug-free approach to the condition.
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